Grade 5 · first semester, Lesson 1
Grade 5 Lesson 1 Chinese characters
These are the 15 characters taught in Grade 5, first semester, Lesson 1. Every one shows Zhuyin and Pinyin, its meaning, its radical and its stroke count. In CharGem your child traces each one, then writes it from memory. Grade 1 is free; this grade is part of the subscription.
This lesson's characters
- 蝟ㄨㄟˋ·wìporcupine, hedgehog, manyradical 虫 · 15 strokes刺蝟 cì wei — hedgehog
- 募ㄇㄨˋ·mùto levy, to raise, to recruitradical 力 · 12 strokes募集 mù jí — to raise招募 zhāo mù — to recruit
- 叮ㄉㄧㄥ·dīngto persistently exhort or urge, sting (as of an insect)radical 口 · 5 strokes叮咬 dīng yǎo — sting叮咚 dīng dōng — ding dong我被蚊子叮了。 — I was bitten by a mosquito.
- 基ㄐㄧ·jīfoundation, baseradical 土 · 11 strokes基本 jī běn — basic基地 jī dì — base它是基本人權。 — It's a basic human right.
- 潛ㄑㄧㄢˊ·qiánto hide, secret, latentradical 氵 · 15 strokes潛力 qián lì — potential潛水 qián shuǐ — to dive你能潛水嗎？ — Can you swim underwater?
- 獎ㄐㄧㄤˇ·jiǎngprize, reward, to awardradical 犬 · 15 strokes獎金 jiǎng jīn — premium獎章 jiǎng zhāng — medal我中獎了。 — I won the lottery.
- 瘧ㄋㄩㄝˋ·nüèmalaria, intermittent feverradical 疒 · 14 strokes瘧疾 nüè jí — malaria瘧原蟲 nüè yuán chóng — plasmodium瘧疾是由蚊子傳染的。 — Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
- 誌ㄓˋ·zhìdetermination, will, markradical 言 · 14 strokes標誌 biāo zhì — sign雜誌 zá zhì — magazine有志者事竟成。 — Where there's a will, there's a way.
- 勞ㄌㄠˊ·láoto labor, to toil, to do manual workradical 力 · 12 strokes勞動 láo dòng — work勞務 láo wù — service感謝你的勞碌。 — Thanks for your hard work.
- 堅ㄐㄧㄢ·jiānfirm, solid; resoluteradical 土 · 11 strokes船堅炮利 — 堅如磐石 —
- 耐ㄋㄞˋ·nàito endure; durableradical 而 · 9 strokes忍耐 — 吃苦耐勞 —
- 擁ㄩㄥˇ·yǒngto embrace; to crowd togetherradical 手 · 16 strokes左擁右抱 —
- 繩ㄕㄥˊ·shénga rope; a cordradical 糸 · 19 strokes麻繩 — 草繩 —
- 刷ㄕㄨㄚ·shuāto brush; to scrubradical 刀 · 8 strokes刷牙 — 刷鞋 —
- 膏ㄍㄠ·gāoa paste, an ointment; greaseradical 肉 · 14 strokes焚膏繼晷 — 牙膏 —